The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-21
Pith and Point.

statement that the custom OF hotel tipping
is on the decline.
In the Island of Sumatra a flower grows
which is nine feet in circumference and
weighs fifteen pounds.
THEN you don't like hash?" said the
landlady, sternly. don't object to hash"
explained the boarder; " it's rehash l kick
at. "-Erchdnge.
A CHARLOTTE HARBoR man has set a hen
on alligator eggs. That hen will think she
has the jim-iams when the shells break
Orlando Reporter.
" HER vacation didn't seem to do your
wife much good Perhaps she didn't take
enough exercise?" " Oh yes she did She
sat on the piazza and talked continuously
for three hours every day on the stretch -
Boston Transcript.
The novel writers are fond of quoting the
determination of their heroine to sell her
life as dearly as possible. They probably
would have us to understand that she in
tends to marry an old man for his money
Boston Transcript.
" Do you see that spring over there?'
said settler in Arkansas to stranger.
Well, that's an iron spring, that Isl and
it's so mighty powerful that the farmers
horses about here that drink the water of it
never have to be shod. The shoes just grow
on their feet nat'rally.
I'm the Rev. Mr.. Smuggleton of Way
backville," he whispered to the usher of an
uptown church, who had given him the
poorest seat in the building. "Thats all
right, sir" responded the usher, cordially.
Strangers are always welcome, no matter
who they are."-NelC York San.
IT is said that ones turn to be killed on
the English railways does not come till
1867, 7D journeys have been made. That is
to say, that proportion of journeys has been
made during the past year to each person
who has been killed; 725, 5s4 800 journeys
were made last year and only ninety-tive
passengers were killed.
THE following item is extracted from the
bill of "A Melbourne (Australia) lawyer: To
fifteen days study of the works of Charles
Dickens, w. NJ. Thackeray and Mark Twain
hunting for paragraphs rejecting on UNI
named individuals, in view of the prob
ability that libel actions might have been
brought against the authors, fifty guineas. y
Sydney Bulletin.
IT is said that clergymen who minister in
churches which have the old-fashioned gal
leries are seldom or never afflicted with
"cergyman's sore throat" The reason
given is that this malady is caused by the
clergyman looking down from an eminence
while speaking. And if good part of his
congregation is seated above him, he is not
likely to look downward so much.
THIRTY years ago great MANY peaches
were grown in Connecticut. But with the
advent of the railroads their culture almost
ceased, owing to the ease and cheapness with
which they could be brought from Della
ware. During the last few years, however,
considerable attention has been paid to this
fruit by Connecticut farmers, and the crop
this year is estimated at $4,000 baskets.
A FREIGHT-TRAIN was passing through
swamp near GAINESVILLE, Florida, when
bear jumped into car containing fish, the
door having been left open. He was dis
covered just as he was about finishing
hearty repast and the door closed. The
MN rlf n q fa1 hnn oil tha
capture, but Bruin bent the iron rods of the
skeleton door, escaped from his temporary
prison and was soon lost sight of in the
woods.
THE keeper of a leading hotel at Sara
toga says he gets very tired of hotel fare at
times. "Once in WHILE" he says, II go
and hunt up my steward or some other EN-
ploye who has his family with him in the
village, and ! say: May 60 to your house
to dinner today" 1 go there, and as l eat
the corned beef and cabbage or Irish stew,
or whatever the wife puts before me- think
1 never tasted food so good. After that I
eat all my meals at the hotel for awhile,
and then hunt up another old-fashioned
dish in some simple little home.'
SAYS school-teacher in one of the coun-
try districts of Kentucky: Zone of my schol-
ars was taken out of school because l
endeavored to persuade him that the earth
is round. His father thought he was in
danger of being made an infidel by being
taught such nonsense. | saw the man and
tried to impress the fact upon him. We
had public debate which lasted two weeks
before crowded houses. He admitted that
there were too many hills and mountains
for the earth to be exactly fiat, and finally
went so far as to say that the earth might be
round this ere way (meaning east and
west), cause the people might fall off; but
it is not round this er way (meaning north
and SOUTH"
ion in ttn ntt ba
international congress, who have freely
bled their patients at home, were them
selves freely bled at Niagara. They tele-
g1aphed in advance to the International
Hotel to secure accommodations, and were
advised that an excellent supply waited
them. When they arrived, tired and hun
CRY, they found nothing ready but cold
lunch, to which they were not permitted to
sit down until the whole party Of three hun.
dred had registered their names. At dinner
the next day DIR. Reyer the Russian dele
gate, and an officer in the Cars navy
ordered wine for party of four and re-
ceived So change out of $40 bill AS he is
wealthy man he did not protest. but his
American friend, a Washington doctor
complained, and found that the charge
should have been 81. No restitution was
however, made, the landlord saying that he
did not know the waiter had pocketed the
extra 50. Another foreign doctor was
charged $1S for three photographs of hmsel
anu WV iichuo staining ny bne ldilS.
HERE is good story from the Carson
Nevada, Appeal' " A few days ago lady
from San Francisco who had very sole
bank account, went to Lake Tahoe on
pleasure trip with her daughter. She con
cluded that she would have a good time
and accordingly went without jewelry. Sh,
found herself in the midst of lot of people
making vulgar display of clothes and dia
monds, and was the subject of the most un
merciful snubbing and put off in an obscure
corner to eat. With true feminine instinc
she decided on revenge. Presently Their
We're deposited at the hotel twelve Saratog
trunks, way-blled to her address. She an,
her daughter that evening came down t.
the dining-room in a blaze of lace and dia
monds that took everybody's breath away
1t blinded the eye to look at the pair Tn
steward, after recovering his pose, rushe'
forward and pulled out two chairs from tn
most fashionable table in the hotel. Sh
shook her head and replied: " The oil
table will do" and went to the obscure cor
ner. The dudes tried to shine up to tn
girl, but she wouldn't have it, and thos
VINO tried to scrape an acquaintance wit
the mother found it like trying to run tur
mel into an iceberg They left soon after
and 1t was complete triumph"
The Chicago Times says the decision {
the Illinois supreme court in the anarchis
case will exercise powerful influence i
the annual general assembly of the Knight
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